Human Interaction with the Natural World in Wisdom Literature and Beyond: Essays in Honour of Tova L. Forti (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Created In Honor Of The Work Of Professor Tova Forti, This Collection Will Consider The Natural World In Key Wisdom Books - Proverbs, Job And Qoheleth/ecclesiastes, Ben Sira And Song Of Songs/solomon - And Also Examine Particular Animal And Plant Imagery In Other Texts In The Hebrew Bible. It Will Crucially Involve Ancient Near Eastern Parallels And Like Texts From The Classical World, But Will Also Draw On Rabbinic Tradition And Broader Interpretative Works, As Well As Different Textual Traditions Such As The Lxx And Qumran Scrolls. Whilst The Natural World, Notably Plants And Animals, Is A Key Uniting Element, The Human Aspect Is Also Crucial. To Explore This, Contributors Will Also Treat The Wider Concerns Within Wisdom Literature On Human Beings In Relation To Their Social Context, And In Comparison With Neighbouring Nations. They Emphasize That The Human, Animal And Plant Worlds Act Together In Synthesis, All Enhanced And Imbued By The World-view Of Wisdom Literature.-- Preface Tribute To Tova Forti Part One: The Natural World In Wisdom Literature -- 1. Of Leeches, Lizards, And Lions: The Contextual Function Of Animal Behavior In Proverbs 30:15-33 / Knut Heim (denver Seminary, Usa) -- 2. Ask The Plants': Job's Allusions To Nature Imagery From The Psalms / Will Kynes (samford University, Usa) -- 3. God's View Of His Animals In Job 39 / Michael Fox (university Of Wisconsin, Usa) -- 4. How Behemoth And Leviathan 'speak' (12:7) To Job / Mark Sneed (lubbock Christian University, Usa) -- 5. The Tree Will Stay Where It Falls´€o¨ (qoh 11:3): The Limits Of Knowledge And Human Action In Qohelet 11:1-6 / Nili Wazana (hebrew University Of Jerusalem, Israel) -- 6. Mortals Cannot Abide In Their Pomp: They Are Like The Animals That Perish (ps 49:12 [heb. 13]: An Intertextual Approach To Psalm 49 And Qoheleth / Katharine J. Dell (university Of Cambridge, Uk) -- 7. The Function Of Animal Imagery In Ben Sira' Ethics / Samuel L. Adams (union Presbyterian Seminary, Usa) -- 8. An Astonishing Zoo: Sir 11,30 Revisited / Nuria Calduch-benages (pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy) -- 9. Imagery Of Animals In The Egyptian And Biblical Wisdom Literature / Nili Shupak (university Of Haifa, Israel) -- 10. Wise Kings In Assyria And Israel: Mastering The Natural World In Words And Action / Mordechai Cogan (hebrew University Of Jerusalem, Israel) -- 11. The Prophetic Tradition Of The Day Of Yahweh, Its Origin And Grounding In The Relationship Between God And Nature / Nili Samet (bar-ilan University, Israel) Part 2: Animal And Plant Imagery In The Hebrew Bible And Beyond -- 12. A Living Soul: On The Complex Status Of Animals In The Bible / Yael Shemesh (bar-ilan University, Israel) -- 13. Gazelles: Symbols Of Power And Vulnerability In The Hebrew Bible And The Ancient Near East / Jennifer Andruska (universit©© De Lorraine, France) -- 14. Harmony Between Humanity And The Natural World In Song Of Songs / Brittany Melton (palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida, Usa) -- 15. Vulnerable Lovers: On The Metaphor Of The Dove In The Song Of Songs / Danilo Verde (ku Leuven, Belgium) -- 16. The Salvia Plant And The Menorah Revisited / Mayer I. Gruber And Allan Witztum (ben-gurion University Of The Negev, Israel) -- 17. The Relationship Between 'you Shall Not Let Your Cattle Mate With A Different Kind' (lev 19:19) And 'you Shall Not Plow With An Ox And An Ass Together' (deut 22:10): A Reexamination / Eran Viezel (ben-gurion University Of The Negev, Israel) -- 18. Almonds, Flocks, And Classical Rhetoric: The Retelling Of Num 17:16-26 In Lab 17 / Atar Livneh (ben-gurion University Of The Negev, Israel) -- 19. Animals Better Than Men In The Prophetic Parables Of The Hebrew Bible / Alexander Rofe´ (hebrew University Of Jerusalem, Israel) -- 20. The Rhetorical Functions Of The Ox/lamb To Slaughter Imagery / David A. Glatt-gilad (ben-gurion University Of The Negev, Israel) -- 21. Divine Gift: Sacrifice Of Game And Domesticated Animals In Hittite Culture / Ada Tag